TABLE 3.
Distribution of Personal and Area Monitoring Solvent Concentrations Among Female Vietnamese Nail Salon Workers: Alameda County, CA, 2008–2009
Solvents | No. of Salons | No. of Measurements | Mean ±SD (Range), ppm |
Personal air monitoring | |||
Ethyl acetate | 20 | 167 | 0.53 ±0.71 (0.02–5.50) |
Isopropyl acetate | 20 | 167 | 0.04 ±0.02 (0.02–0.15) |
Toluene | 20 | 167 | 0.15 ±0.15 (0.02–1.0) |
Stationary air monitoring | |||
Acetone | 3 | 3 | 3.10 ±3.20 (0.31–6.60) |
Butyl acetate | 3 | 3 | 0.03 ±0.02 (0.01–0.06) |
Ethyl acetate | 3 | 3 | 0.09 ±0.06 (0.02–0.15) |
Isopropyl alcohol | 3 | 3 | 0.82 ±1.03 (0.06–2.0) |
Methyl methacrylate | 3 | 3 | 0.54 ±0.66 (0.12–1.30) |
Toluene | 3 | 3 | 0.04 ±0.03 (0.01–0.06) |